Dr. Rahul Agarwal

Education

• Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering - IIT Kharagpur (2022)
  Thesis Supervisor- Prof. Suman Chakraborty; Microfluidics and Point-of-Care Medical Diagnostics
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S. (2017)
  Thesis Supervisor- Prof. Gerald Morrison; Computational Analysis of a Centrifugal Pump
• B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering- IIT Indore (2015)
  Thesis Supervisor- Prof. Gautam Biswas; Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Nanoscale Osmosis

Experience

• Assistant Professor, JBMSHST, IIT Guwahati (2025-Present)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Anupam Sengupta Group, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2024-2025). Link
• Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Engineering, Marc Madou Group, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico (2022-2024). Link

About Me

I am passionate and dedicated to advancing medical science through innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. My research focuses on developing reliable point-of-care diagnostic devices and investigating disease mechanisms—how diseases develop and progress in biological systems.

I am especially interested in the role of physical forces in biology, exploring active matter flows, mechanobiology, and biophysics. My multidisciplinary research strategy integrates experiments, simulations, and theoretical models to uncover how mechanical cues shape life at the cellular and tissue levels.

Driven by curiosity and a passion for creative problem-solving, I enjoy mentoring and collaborating with motivated students and researchers from diverse backgrounds. I look forward to partnering with scientists who share my enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries of science and medicine. Having experienced the challenges faced by students, I bring a compassionate, human-centred approach to supporting their growth.

Beyond research, I take pleasure in documenting the beauty and order I encounter in my travels. I believe that together, we can make meaningful contributions to science, medicine, and our understanding of the world.

Key publications

• Rahul Agarwal, Sergio Omar Martinez Chapa, and Marc Jozef Madou. "Theoretical analysis of immunochromatographic assay and consideration of its operating parameters for efficient designing of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) detection." Scientific Reports 13.1 (2023): 18296.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45050-1. (IF: 4.6). Link
• Rahul Agarwal, Arnab Sarkar, Arka Bhowmik, Devdeep Mukherjee, and Suman Chakraborty. "A portable spinning disc for complete blood count (CBC)." Biosensors and Bioelectronics 150 (2020): 111935. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111935. (IF: 12.5) Link
• Rahul Agarwal, Arnab Sarkar, Subhechchha Paul, and Suman Chakraborty. "A portable rotating disc as blood rheometer." Biomicrofluidics 13, no. 6 (2019): 064120. DOI: 10.1063/1.5128937. (IF: 3.2). Link
• Rahul Agarwal, Arnab Sarkar, and Suman Chakraborty. "Interplay of Coriolis effect with rheology results in unique blood dynamics on a compact disc." Analyst 144, no. 12 (2019): 3782-3789. DOI: 10.1039/C9AN00645A. (IF: 4.2). Link
• Rahul Agarwal, and Suman Chakraborty. "Analytics with blood on hybrid paper-rotating disc device." Sensors and Actuators Reports 4 (2022): 100122. DOI: 10.1016/j.snr.2022.100122. (IF: 5.9) . Link
• Rahul Agarwal, Abhay Patil, and Gerald Morrison. "Efficiency Prediction of Centrifugal Pump Using the Modified Affinity Laws." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 142, no. 3 (2020): 032102. DOI: 10.1115/1.4044940. (IF: 3) . Link
• Masoud Madadelahi, Rahul Agarwal, S.O.M. Chapa, and Marc J. Madou. "A roadmap to high-speed polymerase chain reaction (PCR): COVID-19 as a technology accelerator." Biosensors and Bioelectronics 244 (2023): 115830. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115830. (IF: 12.5). Link
• Victor Pakira, Rahul Agarwal, Subhamoy Chatterjee, Arghya Mukherjee, and Suman Chakraborty. "Lipidest: a lipid profile screening test under extreme point of care settings using a portable spinning disc and an office scanner." Analytical Methods 15, no. 20 (2023): 2427-2440. DOI: 10.1039/D3AY00412K. (IF: 3.1). Link
• Abhiram Hens, Rahul Agarwal, Gautam Biswas. “Nanoscale study of boiling and evaporation in a liquid Ar film on a Pt heater using molecular dynamics simulation.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 71 (2014): 303-312. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.12.032. (IF: 5.2). Link
• Gerald Morrison, Wenjie Yin, Rahul Agarwal, and Abhay Patil. "Evaluation of effect of viscosity on an electrical submersible pump." In ASME 2017 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection, 2017. DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2017-69157. Link

Patents

• Rahul Agarwal, Arka Bhowmik, Arnab Sarkar, Devdeep Mukherjee, Suman Chakraborty. “A Point of Care System Comprising Blood/Body Fluid Counting Kit”. Patent No. 568043. (Granted).

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